Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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Drawings made by children and a great show opened the World Environment Day in Tromsø Sunday.
Svalbard represents natural and cultural values that Norway has a special responsibility for securing on a global basis, and UNESCO has signalled a specific interest in arctic nature. Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy has therefore initiated
On 1. June the Norwegian Government imposed a ban on the use of Heavy Fuel Oil onboard ships inside the two large nature reserves covering most of the territorial waters of eastern Svalbard. The Government also decided that ships sailing in these
Climate change and environmentally hazardous substances are the most important threats to polar bears. Climate change may reduce the extent of sea-ice significantly, and thus reduce the habitat available for polar bears for feeding and reproduction.
New research shows an alarming decrease in the population of ivory gull in the Arctic. This is a conspicuous example of two main environmental challenges: climate change and hazardous chemicals.
Markos Kyprianou, EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, will visit Vesterålen on June 4 and 5. Hosts to the Commissioner will be Terje Riis-Johansen, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Sylvia Brustad, Minister of Health and Care
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Halvard Ingebrigtsen, acting state secretary, as state secretary to Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske from 4 June. He succeeds Ms. Mette Gundersen, who has been
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 4 June appointed Ms. Trine Synøve Lie Larsen, acting political advisor, as political advisor in the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. She has been acting in the post since 23 October 2006, for Mr.
Today the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is offering 10 additional production licences to 22 companies in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2006.
- We hope our contribution will help to alleviate the current social crisis in the Palestinian Territory, particularly for the many extended families with only one breadwinner, said Foreign Minister Støre.
At a conference held in Lima from 23 to 25 May, nearly 30 additional countries joined the international process aimed at securing a ban on cluster munitions. This means that more than 70 states have are now supporting the initiative that was
Norway and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have signed an agreement on Norwegian assistance for the upgrading of the Karni Terminal. The aim is to increase the terminal’s capacity to handle imports and exports to and from Gaza
The Government is channelling NOK 2 million for emergency relief in Lebanon through Norwegian People’s Aid and the Norwegian Aid Committee (NORWAC). - It is important that emergency relief reaches those in need quickly. That is why Norway is
It has today been decided by the King in Council that the new statutory provisions on "obligasjoner med fortrinnsrett" (covered bonds) shall enter into force 1 June 2007.
This week, Peru will host the second meeting in the process to establish an international ban against certain types of cluster munitions. The meeting in Lima is a follow-up to the meeting in Oslo this February, at which 46 countries committed
The Norwegian Public Diplomacy Forum set up by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will have its first meeting 22 May. The forum is a concrete follow-up on the strategies for enhancing Norway’s image abroad proposed by the Public Diplomacy Committee.
Today was the occation for the first tunnelling blast for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: A new internet service for Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been launched on regjeringen.no. The website provides easy access to news about the project, links to partners and resources and factual information about the
“Israel has the right to defend itself, but we call for restraint,” said Foreign Minister Støre. “The continual rocket attacks against Israel are unacceptable, but an Israeli escalation of the situation will strengthen the position of the
Last night the World Bank announced that Paul Wolfowitz would resign as head of the organisation. International Development Minister Erik Solheim is of the view that Mr Wolfowitz’s decision was right and necessary.